In the previous post, Aqua-Blaze Part I, we left off in the middle of our grand Independence Day weekend adventure. We had rafts, a river to float down, more beer than we should've, burgers and hot dogs and a blissful ignorance to what we were getting ourselves into. It took us two days to make … Continue reading The Party is Over and Just Keep Paddling – The Aqua Blaze Part II
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Dirty, Rotten, Good-For-Nothing Aqua Blazers
The Appalachian Trail is marked with one consistent method; a 2"x6" white paint stripe on the side of a tree and every 100 to 400 yards there is normally a "white blaze" to keep you on track. Blue blazes mark everything from side trails to water sources to shelters to shortcuts. Because they mark shortcuts … Continue reading Dirty, Rotten, Good-For-Nothing Aqua Blazers
800 Miles = Nutrition Breakdown
In one of our first post about trail nutrition we made a comment about coming back and touching on this all important topic as the hike progresses. For the first 700 miles nothing came up worth wring about but in the last two weeks it seems like almost every hiker we meet up with is … Continue reading 800 Miles = Nutrition Breakdown
Boots to Birks 